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A happy experience with OSS

Recently I moved and transported 39 boxes of goods from Shanghai to Melbourne, it has been a stressful moment with the move however OSS team has offered me an great service! With clear instructions, when they know my tight schedule they managed to arrange an early delivery so I can have all my goods [...]

October 31st, 2017|Categories: Moving Reviews|

Easy, reliable and friendly

We recently completed our easy move with OSS from Sydney to Canada. We really appreciated the level of service received from the initial coordination to the delivery of our goods. It took a little longer than expected, just over 3 months; however, we were relieved to receive everything and were so pleased with the [...]

October 29th, 2017|Categories: Moving Reviews|

Very professional from start to finish

We moved a two bedroom apartment from New York to Sydney and the team exceeded our expectations, on both ends. The pick-up crew were prompt, professional and packed everything brilliantly, the transfer time on the ship was relatively short (8 weeks) and at the Sydney end, the unpackers were again friendly, professional and flexible [...]

October 25th, 2017|Categories: Moving Reviews|

What an amazing experience

For quite a few years our belongings had been in storage with OSS. With months of planning with Chris and with his kind assistance, we were able to unpack our 2 containers on site and sort out our furniture and belongings all in one day. I was stressed for weeks prior to this at [...]

October 9th, 2017|Categories: Moving Reviews|

Australia could double annual migration by 2054 and boost economy

Committee for Economic Development of Australia report says the increase would bring enormous economic benefits for the average person. With better long-term planning around population growth, infrastructure, urban congestion and the environment, Australians would benefit greatly from annual permanent migration doubling by 2054. Australia could double its annual permanent migration over the next 40 [...]

Boost The Migration Intake But Relieve Population Pressures On Big Cities

Australia has a lot to gain from ramping up its migration intake but the current flow of new arrivals into Sydney and Melbourne will not be sustainable unless policies change, a report says. Annual permanent migration could be doubled over the next 40 years and deliver "significant per capita economic benefit", research by lobby [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

New Australian Visa And Points Test Changes For Skilled Migration

A new category of visa to attract and retain the best and brightest entrepreneurial talent is now open to new applications. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton said the Government was driving economic growth through innovation, including through our Business Innovation and Investment visa program. "The new Entrepreneur visa provides a [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

How many migrants does Australia take every year?

Just how many people move to Australia every year? It seems straightforward, but ANU migration researcher (Henry Sherrell) and Inside Story contributing editor (Peter Mares) find that it is anything but. Towards the end of ABC TV’s special “Sovereign Borders“ edition of Q&A last week came an intriguing but frustrating back-and-forth about the number [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

Your First Months In Australia Will Be Hard, But It’s Worth It

Expat Bob Kiernan tells the story of how he and his wife established two pet care businesses in Australia. Bob Kiernan, 53, and his wife Karen moved to Bellbowrie, a western suburb of Brisbane, with their daughter Elizabeth, seven, in 2007. They now run two pet care businesses. Why did you decide to move [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

Australian Liberal Party Faction Demands Total Ban On Immigration

A division of Australia's governing Liberal Party will debate whether the country should end all immigration and ban all refugees, after an incendiary motion was put forward calling migrants "criminals" and "bastards". The move, if it came to fruition, would presumably also stop New Zealanders from migrating across the Tasman, due to fears about [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

Brexit: Australia To Team With NZ To Negotiate New Trade, Immigration Deals

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced Australia will team up with New Zealand in a bid to negotiate new trade and immigration deals in the wake of the Brexit vote in the UK. He has also ordered an urgent review from Treasury officials and diplomats over the implications of Britain's exit from the European [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

New Survey Reveals Relocation Costs In 75 World Cities

Average Move Costs An online provider of moving services has created a ready reckoner for average move costs in the wake of Brexit and data on Millennials’ hunger to relocate. Movinga’s survey into the relocation plans of 5,000 potential Millennial movers (aged 25-35) found 50 per cent of the sample are looking to relocate [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

Australia’s Overhaul Of Temporary Activity Visa Immigration Scheme

Changes to Australia’s Temporary Activity Visa scheme come into effect on 19 November 2016 with the intention of simplifying application requirements and procedures. Effective 19 November, Australia will overhaul its Temporary Activity Visa scheme, which provides the immigration route for short-term work assignments in Australia. The changes will consolidate several visa categories, amend sponsorship [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

How much 457 visa-holders get paid and where they come from

Taking a deeper look at the governments facts and figures Australia’s 457 Temporary Worker visa program is on the lips of lawmakers again as both the government and the opposition promise to tighten eligibility requirements for businesses and applicants under the scheme. According to a departmental report issued in June 2016, there are almost [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|

Emigrating to Australia: ‘I’ve learned that home is home’

Moving to Australia at just eleven was daunting but taught me lots about myself, writes Aimee Murphy.  Check out this awesome article from student Aimee Murphy who writes about her experience of moving to Australia. IT WAS FEBRUARY 2011, the worst day. Deep breaths and 1,2,3. This was something my dad taught me. I [...]

August 21st, 2017|Categories: Moving News|